Thank God the John Edwards thing broke now...

[givemebackmycountry]

Listen...
IQ like 64 here, so I'm just throwing shit out.
I'm watching K.O. on DVR.
This "the campaign is really passionate, and the campaign is filled with really passionate people" meme is bullshit.
Look, I have a simple philosophy here.

I hate this man now.
His wife, his life, they lost a son.
His wife, his life, they had kids.
His wife, his life, she got cancer.
His wife, his life, he ran for VP with Kerry.
She hung by him every second.
He lost, and we have four more years of the Monkey that we may never recover from.

His wife, his life.

Late 2007- early 2008 and she's got cancer and he's fucking someone else.
I'm sorry, that's the truth.
HE'S FUCKING SOMEONE ELSE.

My repeated statements...

His wife, his life...
I don't understand this.

I have a simple rule.
If you are sleeping every night with Mary, and Mary makes you happy, Karen is off limits.
When Mary decides you suck, and she leaves, or DIVORCES YOU, then Karen becomes an option.
But, if Karen has any common sense, she already understands that your probably lusting after Joanne.

I'm 53 and I'm single and I'm lonely.
You know why?
Because Mary loved me and I was always chasing Karen.
When Mary left, and Karen realized I was a jerk, and Joanne blew me off, I'm alone.
Funny how that shit works...
I can't believe he did this.

Thank God it happened now.
Can you imagine if he gave a speech at the convention?
Or made it until January or February and got a cabinet post?

IF THIS IS TRUE - AND IT APPEARS THAT IT IS...

John Edwards, you are one world class scumbag.
Funny thing, I still miss Mary.

[TheDonkey]

1. This wasn't an accident. Obama campaign planned this

not the affair but timing his revelation on Friday, 8-8-08 Olympic Opening

[babylonsister]

3. You have no clue what the Obama campaign planned.

Had they 'planned' this, it might have happened weeks ago. I think the pressure to address what was happening is the way this worked out.

Who cares. Everyone will talk about it, and it will be a done deal.

I can hope McGrouchy's former life could be talked about, but it won't be. I'd love to hear all about that.

[global1]

6. You Have To Admit That This Was Good Timing......

the Olympics will dominate the next two weeks of the news and Obama is on vacation and doesn't have to take questions on what he thinks about the Edwards affair.

By the time Obama gets back on the campaign trail - this affair will be old news. Sure they'll ask Obama about it and he'll make one statement and it will be behind us.

So whether they talked about this and said to John - heres when you should break this story or if it just happened by coincidence today - it was a good time to hit.

[Gabi Hayes]

7. I dunno....that actually seems a good idea:

the less people paying attention to this, the better, because Gregory/Barnicle, the only ones I've seen, are trying to attach this to Obama like remoras

I can only assume that the rest of the M$M, a paid-for subsidiary of the RNC, will follow in lockstep

the Olympics may be the perfect damper for this echochamber

not saying this was planned, but may be fortuitous.

I sure hope so

watch for Obama to drop in the polls, short term, at least. whether it can be tied to this, who knows, but I'll bet it happens

[xchrom]

2. therapy? -- really. nt

[chefgirl]

4. You deserve props for this post

That had to hurt to post that. Couldn't have been easy.

Ive been through it from the other side of the equation, and you've been more honest in this one post than most men ever manage to be when it comes to this issue.

I don't necessarily think Edwards is a 'world class scumbag', but, like my ex, I AM done with him.

Such a shame.

-chef-

[depakid]

5. "Look, I have a simple philosophy here. "

A simple reminder from Mary Schmich's sunscreen screed:

Accept certain inalienable truths: Prices will rise. Politicians will philander. You, too, will get old. And when you do, you’ll fantasize that when you were young, prices were reasonable, politicians were noble and children respected their elders.

http://daryld.com/wear-sunscreen/

[Captain Hilts]

8. MSNBC is my first choice to hear sexist bullshit.

Presidential campaigns do attract Type As, but it's STOOPID to do something that makes you vulnerable to blackmail.

Stepping out on an ill wife is right up there with having an affair while your wife is pregnant.